1986 Mets with David

August 24, 2009

Okay, here's my David/Mets story...we were dating when the Mets won the 1986 World Series so it was a quite a memorable and emotional time for us! During a fateful game that helped decide the series (I can't remember which one but I think it was actually during the playoffs, I'm sure you Mets fans out there can fill in the blanks), we were walking around Manhattan and people were gathered around parked cars listening to the game on their radios. We squeezed into an Irish pub on 7th Avenue in midtown to catch the last hour of the game, which was exciting beyond belief :-). We talked about this adventure for years. And I recall sitting on the couch in his Baltic St. apartment watching the Mets actually win the series, and thinking that I would never forget that moment, which so far has proved to be true. So of course whenever anyone mentions the 1986 Mets, which happens at least several times every baseball season, I think of David...

I also recall buying sushi with David (an exotic delicacy that David introduced me to) and bringing it to a Mets game. This was at a time when the only food you could buy at Shea Stadium was hot dogs and pretzels!

No doubt David is up there somewhere laughing at all of our stories and memories...

Sherri Maxman